Dental remains from Dmanisi (Republic of Georgia): Morphological analysis and comparative study

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-273

  Martinón Torres, María ^a   Bermúdez de Castro, José María ^a   Gómez Robles, Aida ^a   Margvelashvili, Ann ^b   Prado, Leyre ^a   Lordkipanidze, David ^b   Vekua, Abessalom ^b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^b Georgian National Museum   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Dental morphology; Pleistocene; Pliocene; Teeth

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIUM; DENTITION; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS; TOOTH;

AFRICA; ASIA; DMANISI; EURASIA; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); WEST ASIA;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; CRANIA;

EID: 48349121509     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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